ChannelAttribution (version 2.2.2)

install_pro: Install ChannelAttributionPro binary tailored to your OS/arch/R

Description

Interactively installs the ChannelAttributionPro package by contacting the ChannelAttribution build service, which returns a platform-appropriate binary (or source) package URL for your current operating system, CPU architecture, and R version. At the prompt you can enter:

• a token (recommended), or

• a work/university email to request a token (the function sends the request and exits).

Usage

install_pro()

Value

Invisibly returns NULL. Progress and outcome messages are printed.

Errors and messages

• Invalid or expired token (HTTP 401): You will see a message inviting you to contact or request a new token.

• Network/SSL issues: Reported as a concise network_or_ssl_error: ....

• Unexpected builder response: The function prints diagnostic information (platform and R version) that you can forward to support.

Author

ChannelAttribution Team

Details

When called, the function asks you to enter your ChannelAttributionPro token. If you don't have one, you can enter your work/university email; the function will request a token for that address and return invisibly, so you can re-run it once the token arrives.

Processing steps:

1. Detect your platform (os, os_vers, arch) and R minor version.

2. Send a form-encoded request to the ChannelAttribution builder endpoint to obtain a package URL.

3. Install the returned package via install.packages with repos = NULL.

4. On exit, send a small status message to a monitoring endpoint with minimal text (no local files).

Dependencies: This function requires curl (for HTTPS) and jsonlite (for JSON parsing). If either is missing, the function aborts with a friendly message.

Networking and privacy: The function performs outbound HTTPS requests to https://app.channelattribution.io, sending only the minimal parameters needed to resolve the correct binary and (on exit) a small status string for diagnostics. No local files or datasets are uploaded.

Interactive prompt: Input is collected via base R readline() (no masking). In some environments the input may be visible.

See Also

install.packages

Examples

if (FALSE) {
## Typical interactive use:
install_pro()

## If you don't have a token at prompt:
##   - enter your work/university email to request one
##   - check your inbox (including spam)
##   - re-run install_pro() with the token
}